Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-04

The Saturday evening informal soirees OF the
National Rifles which are popular and have
eeet,nue a ,h ss ~ ab sne srgs
the months OF March and APRIL The popularity
OF these soees Is attributed 70 the fact that they
to IL O'Clock, thus enabling the young people to
enjoy the pleasures OF the dance Tor awhile each
week without encroaching upon the time usually
set apart for rest and repoSe.
Miss Anne T. Piper (Anne Z Ella correspondent,
is at 1901 street northwest
Prof. Wallace, the English scientist, was enter
tained last evening at the house Of DR.. and MA
Bland, a number OF persons having been invited
70 meet him. Prof. Wallace gave an Interesting
conversational lecture on sociology.
sales 81 Real Estate.
J. T. g. Loane has purchased OF W. n. Pritchctt
on 5ta street, between B s and 8 northsaa. for
q. 500: A. Pollok had decided 70 @. r. whitney and
y; D1lAny 10th interest In parts OF Widows
c. ] HIlyer has sold to ElisaSefh sampson, Tor
,M 80 s0ts 2s - and - So "a 70xl0o. corner OF
fou ana is an strsets D. windsor has sold %
feet, on street, between l7th and 18th streets,
for O62 Margaret Dent ct al have sold to Almira
Dent 6 skenets G2 acres OF land on the Tenleytown
ana Pierce Mn road-the pnce not given.
Pope I.eOss Anniversary.
GRAND SCENE N THE sIsrINR cHAPnlrx GOV.
KREI6N PoNTIFF CELEBRATES MASS.
ASo44se opeclA BALTIC. American March B.
To-day was the tenth anniversary OF the corona
ton OF the pope. and the occasion was grandly
celebrated at St Peters The pope celebrated
mass in the Sisttne chapel this being the only day
In the year when he appears with tiara and is
borne on the sedia gestatOrfa. The garb OF Lent
was thrown ASIDE for the time being and the grand
affairs were decorated In magnificent style. The
nour OF the grand pOntincal mass was set for
II 80, but long before that time the chapel was
crowded. The swiss guards appeared In their
handsome nan uniforms and the ambassadors
and church dignitarieS occupied the front
pewS The scene when the procession en-
tered the great sanctuary Was magnificent
Preceded by censor and cross-bearers came
the long line OF prelates. Every eye In the vast
audience gazad expectantly toward the sacristy as
the procession passed through into the sanctuary.
Toward the last OF the brilliant rettnue appeared
the white-robed figure OF the pope, borne on the
sedia. AS he entered the sanctuary his holiness
bowed his head, and slowly raising his hand made
excellent opportunity to study the man who now
Is the head OF the Catholic church. The pictures
OF him seen In America do not do him justice. They
portray him bowed and feeble with age, but they
DO not show that keen, Intellectual expression OF
his face and the black, brilliant eyes which Light
up his cOuntenance, and which have lost none Of
their youthful brightness His features strong
ly Marked but there is holy, paternal expression
about his cOuntenance which evokes confidence and
s admiTation; He looks every inch father Of the
pletely enyelOped the trail frame. When he
descended from the sedia and walked toward the
strength is sustained by his viii power. HIS mind
Is strong, but his body is weak and tOtteIing with
the inrmites OF age. The pope sweetly tntOned the
Gloria In voice OF surprising f1rmness. His move
Jestc. The entire service was the Quintessence OF
splend0r In Catholic ceremonial. The music was
OF q high order. The pope pronounced the beDe-
dct1on on the kneeling thrOng OF preates, priests
ambassadors and lAymen. Cardinals Gibbons and
Taschereau were not present, but their secretaries
were Rev: w. A. Farron, OF Richmond, Va, and
Louis Garthe. or Baltimore were the only Aneri-
cans present, besides the secretary OF Cardinal
Gibbons. Bishop Ireland has returned TO Rome
from the south OF France, where he went to visit
the college at which he was educated. Bishop
keane has gone TO the SeaShOre for hfs health.